amendment
amendment Lexical Profile
amendment Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A formal or official change, addition, or alteration made to a law, contract, constitution, or other legal document.
"The committee voted to approve an amendment to the environmental protection bill before sending it to the full senate."
The act or process of correcting, improving, or rectifying something that is faulty or inaccurate.
"The editor returned the manuscript with several suggestions for the amendment of minor factual errors."
A substance, such as compost, lime, or peat moss, added to soil to improve its physical qualities, texture, drainage, or fertility.
"Adding organic compost as a soil amendment helps heavy clay retain moisture and nutrients for garden vegetables."
• Rhymes for amendment
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in Middle English from Old French amendement, derived from the verb amender ('to correct or improve'), which traces back to Latin emendare ('to free from fault'), from ex- ('out') and menda ('fault' or 'blemish').